No second chance
Subtitle: people with criminal records denied access to public housing.
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
Subjects: Public housing -- Security measures -- United States.; Crime prevention -- United States.; Crime in public housing -- United States.; Public housing -- Government policy -- United States.
Other titles: People with criminal records denied access to public housing
Description: Recommendations -- Background -- The right to adequate housing -- Federal "one strike" legislation -- Public safety -- Exclusions based on local policies -- Legislatively mandated categories of exclusion from public housing -- Screening people out : "felons need not apply" -- Arbitrary denials and discrimination -- Limited right to redress -- Conclusion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Corinne Carey ... is the author of this report"--Ack.